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From National Law Journal.com Daily Headlines March 4, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

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FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Circuits split on Miranda exception
"Police ability to skirt Miranda warning requirements in the face of imminent danger has been read so broadly by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that it conflicts with three other circuits, according to a recent circuit decision. 8th Circuit Judge Raymond Gruender ruled the public-safety exception to Miranda applies only when there is an immediate danger to the police or public, or when citizens might later come upon a weapon, creating a dangerous situation."

WEB-ONLY  |  Massachusetts courts slash backlogs
"The Massachusetts state court system has recently slashed backlogs and cut case processing time, according to newly released data about the courts' progress since an outside panel gave the court poor marks for administration five years ago."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on March 04, 2008 (boomark / email).